Mets fend off pesky A’s thanks to Pete Alonso’s latest big night

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Mets’ strength as a lineup lies in a grind-out approach that extends at-bats and forces opposing pitchers to work for outs.

Friday night was something of a master clinic by the Mets in that regard.

With Pete Alonso as the ringleader, the A’s ended up throwing 210 pitches. The Mets threw 156.

Alonso turned his extended at-bats into production with a three-RBI performance that included a home run late in the Mets’ 7-6 victory at Sutter Health Park.

Alonso, who had an eight-pitch plate appearance earlier in the game, homered on the seventh pitch of his at-bat against Jos...
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